Reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia
Colombia: Reservoir minimum water area change was 31.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia is 31.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 530.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia peaked at 31.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -33.8%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 29th out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -33.8% | — |
| 2001 | -13.4% | -60.2% |
| 2002 | -9.1% | -32.2% |
| 2003 | -5.7% | -37.9% |
| 2004 | -3.1% | -45.4% |
| 2005 | -0.9% | -71.9% |
| 2006 | -1.4% | +60.1% |
| 2007 | -1.2% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -258.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +76.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +38.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +51.0% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +34.7% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +18.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 31.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 31.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 5.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +258.4% | -0.9% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.8% | -33.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 22.4% | 31.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Colombia was 31.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.8% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 530.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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